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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | V1 class |
| Operators | |
| Planned | 26 |
| Completed | 26 |
| Lost | 8 |
| Retired | 18 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 570 tonnes |
| Length | 70.2 m (230.3 ft) |
| Beam | 7.6 m (24.9 ft) |
| Draught | 3.1 m (10.2 ft) |
| Speed | 32knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement | 74 men and officers |
| Armament |
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The GermanV1-class torpedo boats was a class of 26 largetorpedo boats in service with theImperial German Navy,Reichsmarine,Kriegsmarine andRoyal Hellenic Navy in the early 20th century.
In 1911, the Imperial German Navy placed orders for a flotilla of twelve torpedo boats as part of its shipbuilding programme for that year, with one halfflotilla of six ordered fromAG Vulcan, and six fromGermaniawerft.[a] The 1911 torpedo boats were smaller than those ordered in recent years in order to be more manoeuvrable and so work better with the fleet, which resulted in the numbering series for torpedo boats being restarted. The reduction in size resulted in the ships' seaworthiness being adversely affected,[2] with the 1911 torpedo boats and the similar craft of the 1912 programme acquiring the disparaging nickname "Admiral Lans' cripples".[1]
The six Vulcan-built ships, theV1 class,[b] ship was 71.1 metres (233 ft 3 in)long overall and 70.2 metres (230 ft 4 in)at the waterline, with abeam of 7.6 metres (24 ft 11 in) and adraught of 3.11 metres (10 ft 2 in).Displacement was 569 tonnes (560 long tons) normal and 697 tonnes (686 long tons) deep load. Three coal-fired and one oil-firedwater-tube boilers fed steam to two direct-drivesteam turbines rated at 17,000 metric horsepower (17,000 shp; 13,000 kW), giving a design speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph).[3] 107 tonnes (105 long tons) of coal and 78 tonnes (77 long tons) of oil were carried, giving a range of 1,190 nautical miles (2,200 km; 1,370 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) or 490 nautical miles (910 km; 560 mi) at 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph).[2]
Armament consisted of two8.8 cm (3.5 in)/30 naval guns[c] in single mounts fore and aft, together with four 50 cm (19.7 in)torpedo tubes with one reload torpedo carried. Up to 18mines could be carried.[2][3] Crew was 74 officers and other ranks.[2]
| Vessel | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1 | 11 Sep 1911 | 12 Jan 1912 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; stricken from the Fleet list, 27 Mar 1929; scrapped, Wilhelmshaven. |
| V2 | 14 Oct 1911 | 28 Mar 1912 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; stricken from the Fleet list, 18 Nov 1929; scrapped, Wilhelmshaven. |
| V3 | 15 Nov 1911 | 2 May 1912 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; stricken from the Fleet list, 18 Nov 1929; scrapped, Wilhelmshaven. |
| V4 | 23 Dec 1911 | 15 Jun 1912 | sunk 03.20 hrs, 1 Jun 1916 during theBattle of Jutland55°36′N6°37′E / 55.600°N 6.617°E /55.600; 6.617 (SMS V4) (18 killed). |
| V5 (i) | 22 May 1912 | - | Sold to Greece, Jul 1912 asKeravnos; laid up 1919 and scrapped, 1921. |
| V6 (i) | 29 Feb 1912 | - | Sold to Greece, Jul 1912 asNea Genea; laid up 1919 and scrapped, 1921. |
| G7 | 7 Nov 1911 | 30 Apr 1912 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; Training vessel, 1936; re-designatedT 107, 23 Apr 1939; to USSR, 1945 asPoražajuščij, later hulked; scrapped, 1957. |
| G8 | 21 Dec 1911 | 6 Aug 1912 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; Training vessel, 1936; re-designatedT 108, 23 Apr 1939; to UK, 6 Jan 1946; scrapped 1946. |
| G9 | 31 Jan 1912 | 25 Sep 1912 | mined and sunk 04.15 hrs 3 May 1918 in55°14′N6°19′E / 55.233°N 6.317°E /55.233; 6.317 (SMS G9) (31 killed). |
| G10 | 15 Mar 1912 | 28 Aug 1912 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; Training vessel, 1936; re-designatedT 110, 23 Apr 1939; sunk, 5 May 1945 in the River Trave,Lübeck. |
| G11 | 23 Apr 1912 | 8 Aug 1912 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; Training vessel, 1936; re-designatedT 111, 23 Apr 1939; bombed and sunk, 3 Apr 1945 in Scheerhafen,Kiel. |
| G12 | 15 Juli 1912 | 17 Oct 1912 | damaged in collision withV1, 06.00 hrs 8 Sep 1915 in55°25′N7°28′E / 55.417°N 7.467°E /55.417; 7.467 (SMS G12) and sunk following a torpedo explosion (47 killed). |
1912 Program (VII Flotilla)On completion, these vessels formed the VII Torpedo Boat Flotilla of the High Seas Fleet.
| Vessel | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| S13 | 7 Dec 1911 | 2 Jul 1912 | sunk 08.56 hrs 6 Nov 1914 in54°0′N8°22′E / 54.000°N 8.367°E /54.000; 8.367 (SMS S13) following a torpedo explosion (9 killed). |
| S14 | 2 Mar 1912 | 1 Nov 1912 | sunk by internal explosion, 19 Feb 1915 in theJade in53°40′N8°5′E / 53.667°N 8.083°E /53.667; 8.083 (SMS S14) (11 killed); raised, 1915 and scrapped, Wilhelmshaven. |
| S15 | 23 Mar 1912 | 1 Nov 1912 | mined 21 Aug 1917 in the English Channel in51°15′N2°55′E / 51.250°N 2.917°E /51.250; 2.917 (SMS S15); removed from service as beyond repair, 20 Sep 1917 and scrapped, Ghent. |
| S16 | 20 Apr 1912 | 1 Oct 1912 | mined and sunk 18.15 hrs, 20 Jan 1918 in54°41′N2°55′E / 54.683°N 2.917°E /54.683; 2.917 (SMS S16) (80 killed). |
| S17 | 22 Jun 1912 | 7 Dec 1912 | mined and sunk 16 May 1917 in53°34′N5°56′E / 53.567°N 5.933°E /53.567; 5.933 (SMS S17) (25 killed). |
| S18 | 10 Aug 1912 | 12 Jan 1913 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; collided with battleshipHannover off Rugen, 23 May 1922 (10 killed); repaired; stricken from Fleet list, 1929; sold 31 Mar 1931 and scrapped, Kiel, 1935. |
| S19 | 17 Oct 1912 | 29 Mar 1913 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; stricken from Fleet list, 1929; sold 31 Mar 1931; scrapped, Kiel, 1935. |
| S20 | 4 Dec 1912 | 1 Nov 1913 | sunk in action withHMS Centaur, 04.00 hrs 5 Jun 1917 off Flanders Coast in51°28′N2°48′E / 51.467°N 2.800°E /51.467; 2.800 (SMS S20) (49 killed). |
| S21 | 11 Jan 1913 | 20 Jun 1913 | rammed and sunk bySMS Hamburg 21 Apr 1915 in53°47′N08°09′E / 53.783°N 8.150°E /53.783; 8.150 (SMS S21) (36 killed). |
| S22 | 15 Feb 1913 | 23 Jul 1913 | mined and sunk 21.35 hrs 26 Mar 1916 in53°46′N5°4′E / 53.767°N 5.067°E /53.767; 5.067 (SMS S22) (76 killed). |
| S23 | 29 Mar 1913 | 1 Nov 1913 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; renumberedT 123 16 Mar 1932; renamedKomet, 23 Apr 1939; control vessel for radio-controlled target vesselHessen; the fate since November 1944 is unknown. |
| S24 | 28 Jun 1913 | 27 Aug 1913 | surrendered to the UK at Cherbourg, 28 Apr 1920; stranded on the south coast, 1920; later scrapped. |
1912 Supplementary orderReplacements for the two vessels sold to Greece in 1912.
| Vessel | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| V5 (ii) | 25 Apr 1913 | 17 Jul 1913 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; deleted from Fleet list, 18 Nov 1929; scrapped, Wilhelmshaven. |
| V6 (ii) | 28 Feb 1913; | 17 May 1913 | to Reichsmarine, 1919; deleted from Fleet list, 27 Mar 1929; scrapped, Wilhelmshaven |
The ships were ordered from Germany in 1912. The shipsV1 throughV4 served as V-class destroyers in theImperial German Navy. The ships that served in theGreek Navy had been assigned German numbersV5 andV6, but were purchased before entering service in the German Navy, from the German shipyardVulcan AG inStettin, when theBalkan Wars were under-way (they were replaced in the German service with anotherV5 andV6). They were the first ships of the fleet that hadsteam turbines.[4]
Later, duringWorld War I,Greece belatedly entered the war on the side of theTriple Entente and, due to Greece's neutrality the two ex-German V-class ships were seized by theAllies in October 1916, taken over by theFrench in November and served in theFrench Navy from 1917–18. By 1918, they were back on escort duty under Greek colors, mainly in theAegean Sea.[5]
The two ships were stricken in 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
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